At The Legal Aid Society our Civil, Criminal Defense, Juvenile Rights, and Pro Bono practices work tirelessly in and out of the courtroom to defend our clients and dismantle the hidden, systemic barriers that can prevent them from thriving in New York City. We seek to be a beacon of hope for those who feel neglected —regardless of who they are, where they come from, or how they identify. Our experienced teams provide comprehensive services, support, and advocacy that protect rights, keep families and communitiess together, and in many cases, changes lives. We have an intrinsic connection to the daily lives of New Yorkers. Here are a few of the places we made a difference, provided context or added valuable perspective this week.

LAS announces major settlement for home healthcare workers

 Gothamist: Firm behind troubled home health care overhaul agrees to $160M wage settlement
Patch: NYC Home Care Workers Seek Massive Back Pay In Settlement
Law360: Medicaid Contractor To Pay $162M In Caregivers’ Wage Suit

More LAS in the news

New York Law Journal: Inside the Daily Grind of a Manhattan Public Defender
amNY Law: Legal Aid files brief supporting law to bar feds from making courthouse arrests
The Marshall Project: How Government Fines of Are Increasingly Targeting Immigrants
Bloomberg Law: NY Mandatory Judge Retirement Age Upheld by State’s Top Court
ABA Journal: Rule requiring jurists to visit jails promotes confidence in courts, chief judge says
Hoodline: Legal Aid too Feds: Keep ICE Dragnets Out of New York Courts
ABC News10: New York confirms formerly incarcerated SCOC commissioner
Law360: NY Judge Won’t Grant Fee Requests In Public Charge Suits
The City Reporter: 14 People Released By New Jail Boss Using Little-Known Power
NYDN: NYC rent freeze passes in huge win for Mamdani
Politico: Mamdani’s red-hot month comes to a tricky close
Law360: NY Judge Won’t Grant Fee Requests In Public Charge Suits
ABC News10: New York defends Medicaid oversight, CDPAP at congressional fraud hearing